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Apr 04, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Professional Accounting Integrated B.S./M.S.
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The integrated Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Professional Accounting are designed for focused entering undergraduate students who know they want to meet the requirements to sit for the CPA examination and pursue a professional career in accounting.
The objective of the integrated plan is to provide students with the required background to sit for the CPA examination and to provide a basis for exercising judgment in accounting-related and business decisions within administrative, managerial and professional positions as well as enhance rapid career development.
Students must apply to the graduate program, take the GMAT exam (unless a waiver is met) and meet all graduate accounting entrance requirements by the first semester of their senior year. Professional Accounting M.S. applicants meeting all the following criteria will qualify for the waiver of the GMAT exam:
- 3.0 Cumulative GPA on upper division courses at UHCL.
- Professional Accounting M.S. applicants meeting all the following criteria will qualify for the waiver of the GMAT exam:3.0 Cumulative GPA on upper division business courses at UHCL (minimum of 18 hours required)
In addition, students in the integrated degree program will be required to have a cumulative UHCL GPA of at least 3.0 for admission to the M.S. in Professional Accounting. The B.S. in Professional Accounting will not be awarded until all requirements for the M.S. are completed. Students failing to be admitted into the graduate Professional Accounting program will revert to the B.S. in Accounting degree program and proceed in the normal manner to graduation. Students planning on taking the CPA examination are required to have a 3-semester credit hour ethics course, which has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA). ACCT 4346 - Business Ethics for Accountants has been approved by TSBPA and satisfies the ethics course requirement.
The integrated B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting degree program will include 120 hours of undergraduate and 30 hours of graduate coursework.
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University Core Requirements (42 hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
Choose ONE course from the UHCL core approved list. - ECON 2301 recommended for this requirement. This course is required for all business majors.
Component Area Option (6 hours)
Choose SIX hours from the UHCL core approved list. - Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs are required co-requisites for the chosen science courses.
College Core Requirements (48 hours)
The following courses, or their approved equivalents, together with accounting and economics principles and business law, constitute the business core and are required of all business students. No more than 6 hours of grades in the range of D+, D or D- are permitted in upper-level (33XX and 43XX) Business Core Requirements. Core Requirements for Business Majors (48 hours)
Additional Information
- When ECON 2301 is used to satisfy the Social Behavioral Sciences requirement, an additional elective will be needed.
- MGMT 4312 requires permission.
Undergraduate Requirements (21 hours)
All major requirements must be grades of C- or higher. Undergraduate Courses (18 hours)
Accounting Electives (3 hours)
3 hours of undergraduate ACCT elective upper-level, 33XX or 43XX Elective Requirements (9 hours)
BUS electives (6 hours)
6 hours of undergraduate business electives upper-level, 33XX or 43XX General Electives (3 hours)
3 hours of undergraduate general elective upper-level, 33XX or 43XX Graduate Requirements (30 hours)
Graduate Courses (21 hours)
- Complete either BAR or TCP Track
Business Analysis and Reporting (BAR) Track
Must take one of the following: ACCT 5331 Accounting Analysis for Management Decisions ACCT 6731 Seminar in Financial Statement and Accounting Information Quality Analysis Tax Compliance and Planning (TCP) Track
ACCT 5238 Tax Planning and Compliance for Businesses and Individuals Graduate Elective Requirements (9 hours)
Accounting Electives (6 hours)
Additional Information
Coursework at the 33XX or 43XX level and graduate foundation courses may not be included in the 9 hours of graduate ACCT electives. Finance Electives (3 hours)
Additional Information
Coursework at the 33XX or 43XX level and graduate foundation courses may not be included in the 3 hours of graduate FINC electives. Graduation Requirements
- Students must complete the final 30 semester hours of 3000 and 4000 level coursework in residence at UHCL.
- Students must complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of upper-level (3000-4000 level) coursework: (1) in the major and (2) in residence at UHCL.
- Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 on coursework completed at UHCL with grades of “C” or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of “C-” or below cannot be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.
- Students must earn grades of C or higher (C- not acceptable) in the graduate (5000-6000 level) portion of the program. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
Texas House Bill 1508
Texas House Bill (HB) 1508 amended the Texas Occupations Code Section 58.001 to require educational centers that offer programs leading to occupational licensure to share the following information with their students: - An individual who has been convicted of an offense may be ineligible for issuance of an occupational license upon completion of the educational program.
- Each licensing authority that may issue an occupational license to an individual who completes an educational program must establish guidelines which state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to a particular license and any other criterion that affects the decisions of the licensing authority.
- Local or county licensing authorities may issue additional guidelines related to criminal history. Applicants should contact their respective local or county licensing authority for more details.
- A person may request a criminal history evaluation letter regarding the personal eligibility for a license issued by a licensing authority under Texas Occupation Code 53.102.
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